Ryan Specialty (RYAN) Competitors $53.93 +0.65 (+1.22%) Closing price 09/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.98 +1.05 (+1.95%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RYAN vs. MFC, PUK, SLF, WTW, PFG, CRBG, BNT, EQH, AEG, and EGShould you be buying Ryan Specialty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ryan Specialty include Manulife Financial (MFC), Prudential Public (PUK), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Everest Group (EG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Ryan Specialty vs. Its Competitors Manulife Financial Prudential Public Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Brookfield Wealth Solutions Equitable Aegon Everest Group Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability. Is RYAN or MFC more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.46% compared to Ryan Specialty's net margin of 6.81%. Ryan Specialty's return on equity of 48.70% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ryan Specialty6.81% 48.70% 5.59% Manulife Financial 10.46%15.77%0.74% Do analysts rate RYAN or MFC? Ryan Specialty presently has a consensus price target of $74.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.21%. Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 52.80%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Ryan Specialty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ryan Specialty 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to RYAN or MFC? In the previous week, Ryan Specialty had 7 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ryan Specialty and 5 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Ryan Specialty's score of 0.92 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ryan Specialty 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Manulife Financial 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, RYAN or MFC? Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RYAN or MFC? 84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 52.2% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, RYAN or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ryan Specialty. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryan Specialty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRyan Specialty$2.52B5.65$94.67M$0.35154.09Manulife Financial$38.90B1.38$4.11B$2.2414.17 Is RYAN or MFC a better dividend stock? Ryan Specialty pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ryan Specialty pays out 137.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manulife Financial pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryan Specialty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Manulife Financial has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryManulife Financial beats Ryan Specialty on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ryan Specialty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RYAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RYAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRyan SpecialtyINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.05B$25.39B$12.73B$21.65BDividend Yield0.90%1.20%5.42%3.50%P/E Ratio154.0953.39240.7730.23Price / Sales5.654.9130.9458.72Price / Cash20.1631.9919.8318.30Price / Book12.874.642.334.66Net Income$94.67M$835.86M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance2.72%-0.68%0.66%1.11%1 Month Performance-8.57%1.51%1.88%2.95%1 Year Performance-15.88%-7.21%540.17%15.18% Ryan Specialty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYANRyan Specialty4.8417 of 5 stars$53.93+1.2%$74.00+37.2%-15.1%$14.05B$2.52B154.095,250Gap UpMFCManulife Financial4.9438 of 5 stars$32.32+1.4%$48.50+50.0%+10.3%$54.04B$47.46B14.4337,000Positive NewsPUKPrudential Public3.4504 of 5 stars$28.07+0.8%N/A+65.8%$35.82B$16.66B12.1015,412SLFSun Life Financial4.825 of 5 stars$59.69+0.8%$88.00+47.4%+5.8%$33.29B$28.32B14.7731,768Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.8771 of 5 stars$333.70-1.5%$362.92+8.8%+17.5%$33.05B$9.93B228.5648,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9744 of 5 stars$82.95+0.3%$86.90+4.8%-4.0%$18.48B$15.13B12.4219,300Positive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.781 of 5 stars$32.50-2.6%$40.80+25.5%+19.8%$17.96B$19.58B-53.275,200Positive NewsBNTBrookfield Wealth Solutions0.4017 of 5 stars$69.27+2.0%N/AN/A$16.34B$14.10B203.745,000News CoverageEQHEquitable4.3525 of 5 stars$53.28-1.4%$64.90+21.8%+28.4%$16.19B$12.44B42.978,000Positive NewsAEGAegon4.2506 of 5 stars$7.86+1.4%N/A+26.8%$15.55B$10.65B8.1823,123EGEverest Group4.6441 of 5 stars$339.95-2.7%$397.14+16.8%-13.4%$14.65B$17.28B18.043,037Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Prudential Public Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Brookfield Wealth Solutions Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RYAN) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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